Best Interest
Prom Girl
Failing Retina
2002
Tabbed by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com
I dedicate this song to Avril Lavigne because this is how I describe her. I love her!!!
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
G#5 - 466xxx
Bb5 - x133xx
C5 - x355xx
C#5 - x466xx
F5 - 133xxx
Eb - x688xx
Intro:
Guitar 1: Watch the timing of palm mute and distortion
G#5 Bb5 C5 C#5
e|----|------------|
B|----|------------|
G|----|----3--5--6-|
D|-6--|-6--3--5--6-|
A|-6--|-6--1--3--4-|
E|-4--|-4----------|
x2 x2
Gutiar 2:
e|----------------------------------------|
B|--------4-----------4-----------4-----4-|
G|--6-5-----6-5-6-5-----6-5-6-5-----6-5---|
D|------6-----------6-----------6---------| (x4)
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
G#5 Bb5 C5
She's standing there with her perfect hair
C# G#5
I'd ask her to dance Make such a romance
Bb5 C5
Lofting I turn i'm heading her way
C#5
each step that I take brings closer to fate
(Repeat 2nd part of Intro twice)
Verse 2:
G#5 Bb5 C5
Build up the courage to go say hello
C#5 G#5
She looks me in the eye and flatly says no
Bb5 C5
Rejected I run outside for some punch
C#5
Put on my headphones and listen to punk
Interlude 1: Beat switches from 3/4 to 4/4
Guitar 1:
G#5-Bb5-F5-----|Eb5
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|----3-----8--|
D|-6--3--3--8--| (x2)
A|-6--1--3--6--|
E|-4-----1-----|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/best_interest/prom_girl_tab.html ]
Guitar 2: Watch the timing of palm mute and distortion
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
B|---------2---1---|---------2---1---|---------2---1---|----------------------------|
G|-1-1-1-1---1---1-|-3-3-3-3---3---3-|-----------------|-----3------3------3------1-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---3---3-|-1-1----1-1----1-1----1-1---| (x2)
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
x2 x2 x2
Bridge:
G#5 Bb5 F5
Just as I feel like I want to leave
C#5
this really nice girl walks right up to me
G#5 Bb5 F5
Her stunning red dress and her black converse on
C#5
She says dont worry and takes me by the arm
Interlude 3:
Guitar 1:
G#5-Bb5-F5-----|Eb5
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|----3-----8--|
D|-6--3--3--8--| (x2)
A|-6--1--3--6--|
E|-4-----1-----|
Guitar 2:
e|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
B|-----2p1-2p1-2p1-1-|-----2p1-2p1-2p1-2p1-1-|-----2p1-2p1-2p1-2p1-1-|------------------|
G|-1-1---------------|-3-3-------------------|-----------------------|-----3--3--3--3p1-|
D|-------------------|-----------------------|-3-3-------------------|-1-1--------------| (x2)
A|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
Outro:
G#5 Bb5 F5
Prom isn't so bad afterall
C#5
starting that night I met my punk rock prom girl
(repeat)
G#5-Bb5-F5-C#5 (x4) while palm muting
end on G#5
